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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 6, 2016
G-20 leaders face challenges in achieving promised growth
Leaders of the Group of 20 economies stressed their commitment to achieving "strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth," even as they face mounting structural and other challenges standing in the way of reaching their goals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 6, 2016
Abe, Xi meet at arm's length; patience needed before progress
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first in nearly 18 months, seemed like deja vu all over again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2016
Abe, Xi agree to speed up talks on establishing East China Sea maritime hotline
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agrees with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the two countries to speed up talks toward early implementation of a maritime and aerial communication mechanism, a sort of hotline between defense officials, to prevent unintended clashes in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2016
China wants relations with Japan on a 'normal track,' Xi tells Abe
Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping meet face to face for the first time in almost 1 1/2 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2016
North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as world leaders meet at G-20 in China
Three North Korean missiles land within Japan's exclusive economic zone, a move that Tokyo called a grave threat to national security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2016
In report, Japan warns Brexit may drive finance, pharmaceutical investment to EU
Japan has warned Britain that its exit from the European Union could prompt Japanese financial institutions to relocate from London and listed a raft of concerns from Japanese companies about the transition away from the EU.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2016
Abe holds first talks with Brazil's new president
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Monday with new Brazilian President Michel Temer to discuss strengthening ties between the two countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2016
Tehran open to Japanese investment, happy with $10 billion credit line, deputy foreign minister says
Deputy Foreign Minister Kentaro Sonoura and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi agreed Saturday in Tehran to foster Japanese investment in the Middle Eastern nation following the lifting of international sanctions in January.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2016
JCFC steel in troubled French reactor also used in 13 Japanese nuclear power plants
The Nuclear Regulation Authority orders checks on parts used in 13 nuclear reactors after defects were found in metal at a French power plant.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 3, 2016
Net TV in Japan: Full stream ahead?
As consumers move away from regular terrestrial TV toward online video content, it appears that the domestic TV industry itself needs to undergo its own paradigm shift.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 3, 2016
Japan men fail to qualify for 2018 Olympic hockey tournament
Japan’s men’s ice hockey team missed out on a place in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Friday after losing 3-1 to Latvia for its second straight defeat in the final qualifiers.
Rugby
Sep 3, 2016
Sakura Sevens earn Hong Kong title
The Sakura Sevens won the big prize on Saturday, capturing the women's championship at the Hong Kong Sevens, the first event of the 2016 Asian Rugby Sevens Series.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2016
China's rise, Russia's shaky ties with West shape contents of Abe-Putin summit in Vladivostok
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin agreed to meet in Japan on Dec. 15 in a visit few expect to yield a breakthrough in the Japan-Russia territorial dispute.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 3, 2016
Former S-Pulse manager warns Japan needs cautious approach against Thailand
Japan must approach Thailand with caution and be wary of its crafty tactics in Tuesday's Group B match in the final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, says former Shimizu S-Pulse manager Afshin Ghotbi.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Sep 3, 2016
Abe Looking Glass
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2016
Saudi Arabia eager to serve as window to Japanese culture
Saudi Arabia is eager to become a gateway to Japan and its culture in the Middle East as it seeks to deepen economic relations between the two nations, the minister of culture and information for the kingdom, Adel Zaid Altoraifi, said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2016
In fresh isle talks, Abe and Putin agree to Japan summit, economic deal in December
In Vladivostok, Prime Minister Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to strike an economic deal in Yamaguchi in December and hold more talks on the disputed islands.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 2, 2016
Japan hockey team falls to Germany
Japan's men's ice hockey team lost 5-0 against Germany in the final qualifiers for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2016
The most dangerous problem in Asia: Japan-China relations
China and Japan have a thousand-year history of fighting each other. What if that pattern repeats itself?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2016
China's 'little green boats' have Japan on alert
Chinese activity near the Senkakus is another example of the rise of ambiguous warfare, where a state uses irregular forces or nonmilitary means to advance its territorial goals.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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